Thursday, April 9, 2009

The North is not Always Frozen

Most of the Alaska photos I have posted here have probably convinced you that it really is the frozen North. Parts of Alaska are quite nice during the summer months. The Matanuska Valley is a large agricultural area growing a variety of vegetables.


A friend of a friend took me for a flight over Anchorage. The city's population at that time was about 230.000 which was a little less than half the state's population.

3 comments:

Christine said...

That is magnificent!!!
I can’t imagine what that would look like; having the majority of the population in one location. And then having sparseness all around it.


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SquirrelQueen said...

Christine,

Having all that sparseness around? You already answered that one, Magnificent!

SQ

TwoPrettyLittleSkirts said...

I cant say I miss living in Alaska, I really dont like the bitter cold. We moved back to WA (from AK) when I was just starting high school.
I do remember the beauty of the land, the mountains, the marshes and the wildlife. LOVED it!